Rancho Mission Viejo, the developer of a 23,000-acre namesake master-planned community in South Orange County, is entering the final phase of building in its Village of Rienda, with 232 new homes planned.
Trumark Homes, Lennar and Shea Properties were chosen to build all-age-qualified homes in three neighborhoods, Rancho Mission Viejo officials said. The area also has 55+ deed-restricted homes.
Rancho Mission Viejo officials said this is one of the last chances to buy a new, market-rate home in the community before 2027.
Jim Holas, vice president of community development at Rancho Mission Viejo, told the Business Journal that some of the homes in this phase will offer “protected views” that will not be blocked by future building.
“There’s going to be what we call a greenhouse view park,” said Holas, adding that not all of the new homes will have this view. “There’s going to be a park that has a small farm integrated with a greenhouse. Also, there will be some homes that look out over our nature reserve.”
Rancho Mission Viejo
The ranch property has been in the hands of three families, Moiso, O’Neill and Avery, since 1882. The families had owned about 200,000 acres across what is now South Orange County and north San Diego County.
Since then, the ranch has been broken up to form what nowadays is Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Ladera Ranch and Camp Pendleton.
The current Rancho Mission Viejo development has evolved into a master-planned community, with around 17,000 acres set aside as a nature reserve and open space and about 6,000 acres planned for homes. The cattle ranch, the last working ranch in the county, still plays a big role in the community’s way of life.
When finished, the Rancho Mission Viejo community will have about 14,000 homes in several villages.
About 5,000 to 6,000 homes have already been built, Holas said.